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Post by ParaKiss_Groupie » Tue Dec 23, 2003 12:14 am

Has anyone watched this yet? I picked up the first DVD with the box a few days ago, and finally watched it today. I love it! Yoshitoshi Abe is a genius. I loved Lain, and never saw Niea_7. But I think this is his best. The plot is very simple, somewhat lacking. It's basically a "Why are we here?" story. But the characters are very rich, and the presentation of everything... I love it. I just wanna know everyone else's opinions on it.
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Post by KoiNoVash » Tue Dec 23, 2003 12:47 am

I've only seen the first episode and someone randomly gave me the sountrack. I like it, it's a pretty series.
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Post by Aoi Hikari » Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:37 pm

I love it, its a great series. Rakka is so adorable! The story is sometimes very slow but thats not too bad because its really the characters that make the show. I like the art and music style; I was really suprised somthing so good could be based off of a doujinshi!
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Post by The Dream Master » Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:17 am

I saw the first episode at a friend's house, and I must say, it is really good. I'm thinking of looking for a good buy on the japanese box set.

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Post by Neo Dead Moon » Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:18 pm

I've seen a few episodes, and I really liked it.

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Post by FoxFire » Mon May 03, 2004 4:03 pm

I've seen the first 10 episodes so far, and I've been enjoying it. I was a fan of Lain and I like shows that make you think, even if you don't always understand exactly what the hell is going on. Can't wait to see the rest of it.
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Post by Ni-ban Neko » Mon May 03, 2004 6:34 pm

I've been wanting to see this for quite some time. It's on my list of things to rent when I have the time to watch them. :) I've heard from several friends of mine that it's quite good.
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Post by Willow » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:01 am

Haibane Renmei is one of my most favorite anime series. In my opinion, the storyline and music are very touching, and the animation is excellent. My mom likes to watch this anime, as well. I'm going to buy a Haibane Renmei t-shirt and the soundtrack! :D
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Post by Tempest » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:17 am

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Re: Haibane Renmei

Post by ParaKiss_Groupie » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:29 pm

Willow wrote:Haibane Renmei is one of my most favorite anime series. In my opinion, the storyline and music are very touching, and the animation is excellent. My mom likes to watch this anime, as well. I'm going to buy a Haibane Renmei t-shirt and the soundtrack! :D
*has the soundtrack* ^^ Haibane is my favourite, and I'm obsessed. In fact, my last avatar was of Rakka.
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Post by Willow » Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:50 pm

ParaKiss_Groupie wrote:*has the soundtrack* ^^ Haibane is my favourite, and I'm obsessed. In fact, my last avatar was of Rakka.
Which Haibane Renmei soundtrack do you have? I was going to buy the Pioneer Entertainment one, but for some reason they left out "Blue Flow". So, I'm going to buy a soundtrack off the internet by a different company that has that song, in addition to the other songs from the series.

By the way, I bought the Haibane Renmei t-shirt today!

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Post by ParaKiss_Groupie » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:08 pm

I have the Geneon release. I don't have the T-shirt, but I have a wall scroll, the soundtrack, and all four DVDs plus the artbox.
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Post by Musashi » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:22 am

I only have the DVD box set and what came in it. ^^ Oooh, I LOVE it!
SO LOVELY. -hugs Haibane Renmei-

I LOVE the opening song.
Blue Flow is beautiful as well. ^^

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Post by DistantMemory » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:33 pm

I have the whole series on DVD. I like how the story and the religious symbolism tie together. And the music is so pretty.

Not to mention that it actually has, in my opinion, a pretty good dub. (I think that Rakka's scream in the first episode was a little more blood-curdling in the English dub than in the original Japanese.)
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Post by Musashi » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:16 am

Yeah, I heard that the dub for it was pretty much equal to the Japanese acting. ^^
I have yet to hear it myself, though- but that's what my sister watches. ^^;
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Post by DistantMemory » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:15 am

Believe me, the dub is worth listening to. It's about as good as the Cowboy Bebop dub. And it's not an earsore like the Escaflowne dub. XP
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Post by sailorceres » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:54 am

i liked it isaw the hole thing! rakka was cool but i dont know it was a rather odd anime in my opinion and the ending, although coll also annoyed me!

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Post by Musashi » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:43 pm

Who's coll? Do you mean Kuu, the little blonde tomboyish girl? ^^;
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